Asmara vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$228
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
963K
10M

The cost of living in Asmara is 10% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8485th and 7989th ($524 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 378th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 8376th and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$5672

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575